Sock and Buskin (Brown University)

Sock And Buskin (Brown University)

Sock and Buskin is the faculty-student board that selects and produces theatrical productions at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1901 by Thomas Crosby, a professor in the university's English department, it has maintained an unbroken string of performance seasons since being established. Originally founded as an all-male organization, Sock and Buskin became a co-educational group in 1927 when it merged with an all-female theatre troupe from nearby Pembroke College. Sock and Buskin performances are currently held in the Catherine Bryan Dill Center for the Performing Arts.

Each year, Sock and Buskin chooses four plays or musicals to be produced during the following academic year. The 2009-2010 season consisted of Moliere's Tartuffe, Leavittsburg, OH (an original musical co-produced with Brownbrokers), Doris to Darlene (the senior director's slot production), Frank Wedekind's Lulu and Eduardo Machado's The Cook.